What’s on the iPod: The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man on Earth How was your weekend? Mine wasn’t long enough, as evidenced by this post, appearing a day late. Yesterday was one of those hit-the-ground-running days. I have a large project and I wanted to make serious headway. I spent the entire day on…
Month: July 2013
10 Resources for Diversifying Your Writing Skills
What’s on the iPod: Mistletoe by Jukebox the Ghost It’s Friday. I’m busy. I’m tired. I’m hoping by noon to have wrapped up the last of my projects for this week. I need to breathe a little before I start marketing. I’m waiting for one project to come in, and I expect it Monday, and…
Beware the Writing Pronouncement
What’s on the iPod: Laundry Room by The Avett Brothers The end of a line. I learned yesterday that my great-uncle, Les Gallagher, the youngest of the Gallagher boys (and my grandmother’s brother), passed from this life at a respectable 95 years old. Ironic that my aunt and I were talking about him at lunch…
How to Keep Your Self in All Your Writing
What I’m reading: Robert Falconer by George MacDonald What’s on the iPod: The Way It Goes by Dispatch How was your weekend? It was hot and dry here. We hoped for rain, saw the lightning and heard the thunder, but nada. So we opted for activities that included air conditioning. We’re replacing appliances and the…
Creating New Writing Goals
What’s on the iPod: Noreen by The David Mayfield Parade It’s been an unusually busy week so far. I don’t have a ton of work right now, but I feel like I’m running to catch up. Small projects are sucking up my time and big projects are demanding more from me. I’ve pulled up my…
Avoiding Writing Burnout
What’s on the iPod: Million Dollar Bill by Middle Brother Some days you wonder why you got out of bed. Yesterday I wasn’t terribly busy, but I was facing some odd situations — one that included an edit back to the original version of something I’d presented. Three edits later, we were back to the…
6 Ways to Kill Your Writing Image
What’s on the iPod: Into the Dark Unknown by Holcombe Waller TGIF. It’s been a busy week, and I’ve accomplished much. I saw two potential gigs disappear because we couldn’t come together on price, but there wasn’t any lack of work to fill in the gaps. Today, I’m working a few hours, then heading to…
Finding New Writing Clients
What’s on the iPod: Rabbit by Ewert and the Two Dragons What a good couple of days it’s been! I got a good deal done on my larger project, managed to clarify and get going again on a stalled one, and even took two hours in the morning to meet with my newest writing group. Also,…
Six Ways to Balance Your Writing Income
What’s on the iPod: Falling by Desmond Myers How was the holiday and your weekend? Mine was nice. I woke up Friday morning and realized that much of corporate America had taken an extended holiday, so I tossed some things in an overnight bag and headed the car west. Five hours later, I was sitting…
Creating Your Own Writing “Magic Bullet”
What’s on the iPod: Bride and Groom by The Airborne Toxic Event So far, it’s been a nice, slow week. That’s because I’m taking an unofficial vacation and allowing myself some much-needed downtime. Doesn’t seem that I’d need that since I missed most of May thanks to surgery, but that’s not “fun” downtime. This is….